Safety-tie.



R s? AVAILAB E COPY J. M. HAM-PENNY v,

SAFETY m APPLICATION FILED my 14. m4.

'1 ,lififlfi; Patented July 13, 1915,

Inventor I v I; t

Attorneys L ll -iii? JAMES IlllI. HALEPENN'Y, 0F JUNIATA, PENNSYLVANIEL SAFETY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Fatented only its r25 1 Application filed July 14-, 1914;. Serial No. 850.9?5.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Jerri-3s M. HALFPENXY, a citizen of-the lnited States, residing at Juniata. in the county oi: Blair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Safety-Tie. of which the following is a specification.

The device forming the subject .matter of this application is a railroad tie.

One object of the present invention is to provide a novel form of fastening means for holding the mil in place, the fastening means enihhdjving tie plate of novel form,

and nov l means being provided for preventing relative movement between the rail, the tie plate shed the tie.

' Another object of the invention is to improve the construction of the tie and to render the same of unusual strengtl Another object of the present invention is to provide in a tie of the form of an bcan'i, closures for t '3 ends or the I-bea-m, whereby the same 'Wll be prevented. from m0 *ing endwisc in the ballast.

It within the scope of the invention to improve generally and to enhance the utility of devices or that type to which the present invention. appcrtains.

- 'Nith the above and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds the invention resides in the comhination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention heroin dis loscd can be made within the scope of what is claimed. without clerarting from the spirit of the .ii 'cntion.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure .17 shows the invention in top plan; Fig. 2 is a side elevation, the rails being shown in section; is a iragmcntal transverse section taken approximately on the line of Fig. 2. parts being omitted; Fig. i is a l'ragmental top plan 01'' the tie; 5 is a side elevation showing a modified form of the invention; Fig. 6 a side elevation oi" the connecting bolt; Fig. 7 is a side eievation showing a modified form of the in ention; Fig. 8 is a cross section showing a modified form of: the invention.

In carrying out the pr invention there is provided a tie denoted generally oy the numeral 1.

The tie i may" be of any desired form, but 11 the present instance is shown as consiti of an E-beam, comprising an upper flange 2, a lower flange 3 and a web 4: connecting the flanges as then oughly understood in. the art.

In order to prevent the tie 1 from moving endwise in the ballast, closures 5 are applied to the ends of the tie and extend be tween the flanges 2 and Tie closures 5 are equipped with spaced tongues 6, upon opgosite sides of the end portions of the web 4 and inountc n the tongues 6 and in the web 4 are securing devices such as bolts 7 In carrying out the present invention, recesses 8 are formed in the upper flange The upper flange J upwardly arched indicated. at S between the ends of the recesses 8, the ends of the recesses 8 defining shoulders 10. The lower flange 3 of the is upwardly arched indicated at 11. Resting in each recess is a tie plate 12. The upwardly arched portions 9 and ll of the tie are co-mitensive in length with the tie plate 12. The tie plate 12 preferably is fashioned from wood or from some other material having the characteristics of that substance. The lower face of the tie plate 12 is concaved to form recess 14: receiving the upwardly arched portion 9 of the tie, the ends of the tie plate 12 abutting the shoulders 10. Formed in the upper surface of the tie plate 12 an inter .iediate transverse notch 15 receiving a rail 16.

In the upper face oi. the tie plate 12 are formed terminal transverse notches 17. Fasteners 18 are supported by the tie plate 12 and engage the nail lii. ie fasten-em 1S t'crininatin in lingers if) rc istering in th tcrmiual notches 17 of the Lie plate 7." clearly showy in Fig. l, polygonal I are former l in {he upper flange 2 within the contour of l recess 5%. *iecurine' devices such as bolts .21 pass through the openings 20, the bolts 21 being provided with pol vgo iml portions 29 adapted to register against rotation in the holes 20. The bolts 2] pass :rnwardlv through the tie plate 12 and hi-(nigh ihcinstcocrs 1S, nuts 23 being applied to the upper ends of the bolts. the nuts bearing upon and engaging the llfiijfiih crs 18.

The distinguishing characteristic of the modification shown in Fig. 5 consists in the fact that the bottom. of the recess in the upper flange of the tie is flat, as shown at 24-.

In the modification depicted in Fig. 7 the tie plate and the tie are equipped with mututhe blliHYlnQ' 0'1 Figs. 2 and J.

all) interenQ'agIed tIzlTr-3\ *l',\e eurrugiu'ium '31- .llnwever. as shown in him, 51 the (an-augut-inns; indicated at 2 may lie longlliulinall of the tie. if preferred.

()win; to the larrl' that the tie i.\ upwardly aruhed. as iudirared at 9 and at ILand m' in: lo UH 'l act lhar the side Male 13 is i l QIll'iW i euuatrlu-tinn. the slam-hall: ul' the ZI'W'l live enhanced.

Even though the hulk 'l slunlhl humane displared ma-ideutallv. the iii plans l3 raw nutv uun'e in the direrliun oi the length l the lie 1. u'w'ingl in {he 'l ar'i {hat lhe. lirplates are lerininall'v engaged hr lhe b huul lers 1 The rails llii lherel'nre eanuul; be spread apart.

Although the tie. is shown as prm'ided with hut twu recesses h and aliendant partx it, will he. understood readily lhal the, uuurher pf reees ex may he inereased in nuiuher. to any desired extent. should i! he ll(, ;1i to employ the HlrlH-UIHE as a sw iieh lieu auppurring more than two rails.

The corrugations shown. at 2 and Eli may he dispensed with. as will he uhviuus jlmn The am -ull holtuun-d in ulalin plate ahnwn in and 5 is preferable when he plaie ls Irv-in ioned from pine, oak or some other v uitable wood.

Having thus described the invention, what claimed is2-- 1. .111 a device of the basis described, a lie: and a lie plate resting: on the tie, the upper edge ul the lie being i,ip-.\'ariill arehed below the til: plate, and the plate having a rune:

ilry receiving." the, upwardly arched purlieuoi. the tie.

2. ln :1 device oi the claw flax-died, a tie: and a lie pla'le resting on lhe in; the upper edge ml the tie inrliuling' an upwardly arr-lied portion. and the, plate av eon- 'a\'rl 1n wl'ich the 1.ip\\'ardl aiz; led pur tum ol th': tie is received, the. tie heirs proided in its upper edge with Waim'er. A [dale-engaging almulclers.

I). In a deviev. of the (:l :1 (in plate res-tin; on the lam lllk: upper 41 ml the lie inclui ling an upw ardl a rrhed per lion mr-exleliHlYe in length with the plale. and the plate lnn'inL a euueai'il'y in whiz-h the. upwardly arrhed purl'iun of lhe Lin 3?; revel Yea l.

4. in a dm'iee (if the (class descrihed. a tie: and a tie plate resting on lh lie the upper edge of the lie including an upwardh :zr: Hl portion -e. Llen. i\je in length .i1hL he'pl,-u='

and the plate having a concavity in wh a the upwardly arrhed pin-tum ui' thu he n;

received, the tie being: prm'ided in, )1 upper edge, with l mnsversm plate engaging shoul- (lei-a.

:3. VI n a device. of lhe class scribedaril 1 tie plate resting 0n. lhe tin and. lewer (if the tie inCllH warily cu-eXlieusive in lelril'lis will; the plan. and the plate having a Wain-nil rewiring 1hr upwarnllv arehed puz'liuu ml the Upper lLfe (il rhe lie.

3.. la a derive of lhe rlas deserihenh a lie; and a lie platireHiirL' (m 1h:- l'le. the HD1701 luwer ilies hi the lie iueluding up- -aiwlly ml nix-extensive in ieug'ih with (he plale. the plaie having a wn mirr rel'eiYiirg the upwardly arched hi-(hm pl' lhe lllllll'l i'llfl'l of ihe lie. the tie. lu'iufl' prm ideil in its upper edge with lI'a'HS \erw. plaie eiura ing huulder.-.

T. in a dm'i e m" lhe via deseri ierh a lie in (he l'm'm nl' an I-hean: and iiu'ludingj upper and luwer ll;lll2'(r-; and a lie plate rediu; l. {he upper llar'e. The upper llaufae invhuliun' an upwanllv arehed par-- liuu A'H KXUIEFlYi in length with lhe tie pluie. lll {he upwardly iii'k'ilPli pprliun is arrl; mriiim-S i .r; upwardly arrlualpurliuna vii-exteni\ve in leug'lh with the plate the plate .hzlY- in; a (UIlHUlli in whieh ihe upwardly arehed purl'inu (:l' the upper llanjje of the tie is reeeix'ed.

9, ln a derive oi. The wlaw descrihed. a Lie in lhe iurin ul' an I-h aui and inelluling upper and lower flanges: and a lie plate i i-fling" un lllle upper flange. hurh flanges inrludingj upwardly arrhi-d perliuns ell-exteni\' in lem 'lh with the plalie. the plate, being' pruridml will! a :a'au'awil v in whirl; he upwardly arr-lied puri'iun ml lhe llangriul the tie is received. (he upper flange if the l'ir heii 'prm'ided will] hhuld gaging the ends m the plate U). in. a device of he ClHHH deaurihed, a tie in Lhe form of an I-heam and iXKllMll'flfI upper and lwwer Hal ,1, the upper l'laiuje living pruvided with r recess and hein 'g upwardly arehed, hetween Hie-end ml the 1'e r-'.: a, lie plale, r in the recess and hm ing a eumavily rewiring! the upwardly arrlwl pprliun ml the upper llana'e, ul" ihe SUN wvl Y i and lawer flan; clussure l'm' ll 01 the tie and calender! helween i nil lower flanges if the he, the ulmg' a 01 z: :werlapped upon ng; nu Zhe upper hangnn hplh lianjg'es in upper the web of the tie; and a securing device connecting the tongue of the closure with the tie.

13. In a device of the class described, a tie; and a tie plate resting on the tie, the upper and lower ,edges of the tie including upwardly arched' portions, and the plate having a concavity receiving the upwardly arched portion of the upper edge of the tie.

14. In a device of the class described, a tie; and a tie plate resting on the tie, the upper and lower edges of the tie including upwardly arched portions, the plate having a concavity receiving the upwardly arched portion of the upper edge of the tie, the tie bein provided in its upper edge with transverse, plate-engaging shoulders.

15. In a device of the class described, a tie in the form of an I beam and including upper and lower flanges; and a tie plate resting on the upper flange, the upper flange including an upwardly arched portion, and

the tie having a concavity in which the upwardly arched portion is received.

16. In a device of the class described, a

as my own, I have tie in the form of an I beam and including upper and lower flanges; and a tie plate resting on the upper flange, both flanges including upwardly arched portions, the plate having a concavity in which the upwardly flange of the tie is received, the upper flange 40 of the tie. being provided with shoulders engagingthe ends of the plate.

that I claim the foregoing hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

Witnesses ALEX. WEIR, E. G. BAKER.

In testimony and. a tie plate 

